Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls steady feeder steers\heifers 4 to10 higher

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.13/cwt on 110 head.

Average price

$118.13

110 head · 689 lb average

Value per head Derived

$814

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2

$7.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.06

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	611	123.02	751	30
Medium and Large 1	758	116.50	883	63
Medium and Large 2	574	115.52	664	17thin

One grade step is worth $7.50/cwt here — about $88 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale110 hd

118.13

—

MS average13 barns · 1,616 hd

123.18

−5.06

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,605	86.48	1,388	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,198	69.27	830	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,560	61.00	952	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,048	51.59	541	15

Every lot, as filed

58 lots · USDA AMS · Macon Stockyard - Macon, MS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	152.04/cwt	150.00–154.00	411	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	13,915	1
Bulls	—	—	1,605	86.48/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,388	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	69.27/cwt	60.00–77.00	830	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	122.83/cwt	122.75–123.50	1,004	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	150.99/cwt	150.00–152.00	513	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	152.47/cwt	147.00–158.00	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	775	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	137.52/cwt	136.00–139.00	644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	524	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	923	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	892	116.54/cwt	115.00–116.75	1,040	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	345	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	555	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	839	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	154.04/cwt	153.00–155.00	724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	126.49/cwt	124.00–129.00	598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	112.97/cwt	112.00–115.00	703	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	139.43/cwt	136.50–141.00	807	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	555	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	129.09/cwt	121.00–131.50	875	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	129.33/cwt	126.00–134.00	669	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	115.32/cwt	112.00–117.00	755	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	136.47/cwt	133.00–140.00	703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	117.11/cwt	115.00–118.50	897	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	127.49/cwt	127.00–128.00	558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	121.19/cwt	115.00–127.00	755	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	122.42/cwt	120.00–125.00	640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	119.98/cwt	119.00–121.00	570	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	786	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	885	115.25/cwt	115.25–115.25	1,020	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,633	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	123.24/cwt	121.00–125.00	646	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	14,595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	146.58/cwt	144.00–149.00	759	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	125.13/cwt	120.50–125.50	945	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	13,613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	883	63
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	952	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	53.42/cwt	33.00–63.00	571	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	770	26.00/cwt	26.00–26.00	200	1

How this sale compares

Mississippi weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Mississippi auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Macon Stockyard - Macon, MS

Mon May 24, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jackson, MS (LS-JK)

Feeder CattleReceipts 294Last week 109Year ago 140

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 32Year ago 13

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 9Year ago 4

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls steady feeder steers\heifers 4 to10 higher

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	105.00	105.00
4	—	710	110.00	110.00
3	—	655	112.00–117.00	115.32
1	—	380	120.00	120.00
3	—	475	119.00–121.00	119.98
1	—	765	100.00	100.00
4	—	524	121.00–125.00	123.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	118.00	118.00
4	—	570	136.00	136.00
1	—	265	130.00	130.00
2	—	473	124.00–129.00	126.49
3	—	622	112.00–115.00	112.97
1	—	375	148.00	148.00
3	—	517	126.00–134.00	129.33
8	—	766	115.00–118.50	117.11
2	—	438	127.00–128.00	127.49
2	—	850	100.00	100.00
1	—	305	143.00	143.00
1	—	705	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	758	116.50	116.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	105.00	105.00
2	—	515	133.00–140.00	136.47
1	—	275	157.00	157.00
1	—	460	135.00	135.00
1	—	575	119.00	119.00
4	—	624	126.00	126.00
5	—	885	115.25	115.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	817	122.75–123.50	122.83
1	—	340	154.00	154.00
1	—	710	130.00	130.00
8	—	892	115.00–116.75	116.54
1	—	610	137.50	137.50
2	—	470	153.00–155.00	154.04
8	—	579	136.50–141.00	139.43
7	—	678	121.00–131.50	129.09
2	—	518	144.00–149.00	146.58
14	—	755	120.50–125.50	125.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	150.00–154.00	152.04
2	—	340	150.00–152.00	150.99
2	—	408	147.00–158.00	152.47
2	—	468	136.00–139.00	137.52
2	—	590	124.00–125.00	124.50
1	—	370	150.00	150.00
6	—	623	115.00–127.00	121.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	134.00	134.00
2	—	523	120.00–125.00	122.42
1	—	310	130.00	130.00
1	—	490	123.00	123.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	710.00	710.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,390	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	1,125.00	1,125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,605	84.00–89.00	86.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,198	60.00–77.00	69.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	61.00	61.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,068	33.00–63.00	53.42
1	—	770	26.00	26.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Macon Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Macon Stockyard - Macon, MS

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle